v1.7.3

• Fixed Webtunnel support.

(This is only relevant on macOS, hence, only a macOS update.)

NOTE: The attached binaries do not work without resigning them, e.g. with AltStore. Insofar, they're here mostly for documentary purposes.

v1.7.2

• Updated Tor to latest version 0.4.8.12.

v1.7.1

• Updated Tor to latest version 0.4.8.11.
• Updated translations.
• Fixed issue with still selected bridges on iOS where we had to remove bridge support.
• Added WebTunnel support to macOS version.

v1.7.0

With this update, Orbot for iOS should be usable again for many people!

To reduce RAM usage (and hence don't let it get killed by the iOS memory watchdog), do the following:

• Clear the Tor cache on every start. (There's a setting which does that automatically!)
• Disable GeoIP usage. (That's a new setting, also.)
• Unfortunately, we had to remove bridge support (Obfs4proxy and Snowflake), that also uses too much RAM.

The macOS version still has all the features, including bridge support, since there's no RAM limit there.

Changelog:

• Removed support for Obfs4proxy and Snowflake on iOS to reduce RAM usage.
• Added toggle to disable GeoIP which reduces RAM usage on iOS.
• Updated leaf dependency used for routing traffic.
• Updated Snowflake support for macOS.

v1.6.7

• Updated Tor to latest version 0.4.8.10.
• Updated Snowflake to latest version 2.8.0.
• Updated Ukrainian translation.

v1.6.6

• Added Croatian translation.
• Updated Spanish translation.
• Updated Snowflake to latest version 2.7.0.
• Fixed Snowflake AMP support.
• Updated Tor to latest version 0.4.8.7.
• Show new circuit type "CONFLUX_LINKED" in circuits list.

v1.6.5

The growth of the Tor network unfortunately makes the client use a lot of RAM,
which brings us near the limit of 50 MB RAM, a "Network Extension" (also known as "VPN")
is allowed to use. This limit is in iOS only, Hence the following changes are iOS only:

• Brought back "Clear Cache" button on the home screen.
• Added setting to always clear the cache automatically before start.
• Reduced MaxMemInQueues to 5 MB again.

Recent problems with bridges are also addressed:

• Updated Snowflake configuration to make it work again.

• Added Meek Azure support, since it still works, albeight often slowly.

• Removed deprecated CAPTCHA support which is now completely replaced by automatic configuration.

• Improved "Ask Tor" auto-configuration:

  • Update built-in Obfs4 and Snowflake configuration on the fly without the need for a new app release.
  • Store private Obfs4 bridges for later use if we happen to receive any.
    (Check out "Custom bridges" after you pressed "Ask Tor", it might contain bridge lines.)

• Fixed minor issue where the "strict nodes" setting didn't show its real state.

• Improved minor details in edge cases.

v1.6.4

• Improved reliability of Snowflake:
  • Updated built-in bridge list (incl. Snowflake configuration).
  • iOS: Keep iOS from killing the VPN, when the start takes longer.
  • iOS: Increased default MaxMemInQueues from 5 to 10 MB, as it looks like we have more headroom now due to the Tor patch.

v1.6.3

• Updated Tor to latest 0.4.8.4.
• Added patch to Tor which improves memory consumption with a warm cache on startup.
• Restarts should now be much faster again if the cache contains valid data.

v1.6.2

• Updated Tor to 0.4.7.14, updated Snowflake and Obfs4proxy now known as "Lyrebird".
• iOS: Always clear Tor cache on startup to increase reliability. Removed explicit buttons to clear the cache.
• macOS: No RAM limit there, so removed unneeded MaxMemInQueues limitation.
• Allow to override MaxMemInQueues, so advanced users can experiment with it.
• Added Arabic translation.
• Content blocker: Persist changes right away.
• Removed LZMA library to save some RAM.